Best Places01702, MA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 01702, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. The coast is close, and the measures below put a number on how close. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
01702 ranks 10,445th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on walkability by a wide margin, and childcare costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 01702
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
01702's strengths and weaknesses
Where 01702 ranks high
- WalkabilityBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than 91% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than 91% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 91% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 89% of zip codes
Where 01702 ranks low
- Cheap childcare$1,897 a month, better than only 2% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 62 pleasant days a year, better than only 12% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 16% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 24% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 01702
A household needs to earn about $145,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 01702 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $90,276, so buying stretches a typical household.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses 01702's effective rate of 1.05%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 01702
01702 runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 01702.
Who works in 01702, and how
Work in 01702 centers on construction and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 75%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 11%
Life in 01702
01702 has more parkland per resident than 83% of zip codes. The coast is about 29 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of 01702 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 01702, month by month
01702 sees roughly 62 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 43, with lows near 22. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43° | 32° | 22° |
| April | 63° | 50° | 38° |
| July | 88° | 75° | 62° |
| October | 69° | 56° | 42° |
Flying in and out of 01702
General Edward Lawrence Logan International sits about 22 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 21.1 million passengers in 2025, with 199 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around 01702
Schools across 01702 average a B−, better than 55% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- King Elementary SchoolC · 33% proficient
- Miriam F Mccarthy SchoolC− · 27% proficient
- Barbieri ElementaryD · 18% proficient
Top middle schools
- Cameron Middle SchoolD+ · 27% proficient
- Fuller MiddleD− · 13% proficient
Top high schools
- Framingham High SchoolA− · 64% proficient
- Joseph P Keefe Technical High SchoolD · 23% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 01702 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
01702 measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare 01702 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 01702 suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 14% already work from home.
Retirees
Set weather, quiet, and health care weights on the map to test the fit.
Common questions about living in 01702
Is 01702 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 01702 ranks 10,445th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on walkability, big-city access, and clean air, and lowest on childcare costs and civic engagement. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 01702 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $536,315. The overall cost of living runs about 21% above the national average. Set against a $90,276 median income, cost of living beats 35% of zip codes.
Is 01702 safe?
Yes, 01702 is safer than 61% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $277 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 01702?
July highs average about 88 degrees, and January highs near 43 with lows near 22. That works out to about 62 pleasant days a year, more than 12% of zip codes.
Is 01702 good for families?
Schools beat 55% of zip codes, crime safety beats 61%, and childcare runs $1,897 a month.
Compare 01702 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 01702. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 01702 represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
01702 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 01702: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 01702: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 01702: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 01702: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
01702 detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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